December 31, 2006: Gifts

Topics include:-INFORMED CONSENT and emergencies: New Jersey Supreme Court may require consent before providing emergency procedures (American Medical News)-DOCTOR ANONYMOUS' 6-month anniversary: Dr A celebrated 6 months of blogging on Dec 18. (That's twice as long as the average blog lasts.) Congrats!-FAT DOCTOR on GIFT-GIVING GRIEF (or, Why she kinda hates Christmas)-What to get your psychiatrist-BAD GIFTS-GIFTCARDS: Starbucks vs Dunkin' Donuts, iTunes vs eMusic (thx, ABF)-NPR: on the Dec 11 Talk of the Nation, economist Kevin Hassett talks about the PSYCHOLOGY OF GIFTS-Shout out to FOOFOO5, who's been under the weather-HEALTH CARE RENEWAL's Poses about JOHNS HOPKINS' handling of student's uncivil Facebook party invitation-Finding pictures of SEX OFFENDERS in your neighborhood-Tiihonen study on ANTIDEPRESSANTS and suicide (again)HAPPY NEW YEAR! from Dinah, Clinkshrink, and Roy

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